Hansom-cab.



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HANSON GAB.

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HANSON GAB.

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LUBIN PARADIS, OFCAMBRIDGE, AND NARCISSE DESROSIERS, OF BOSTON,

MASSACHUSETTS.

'HANSOOM-GAB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 634,651, dated October 10, 1899.

Application filed Novemher l '7, 1898 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LUBIN PARADIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cambridge, in the county of Middlesex, and NAR- CISSE DESROSIERS, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk, in the State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hansom-Oabs, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to that class of twowheeled vehicles known as hansom-cabs, and the invention consists in the means of operating the'window and the folding doors, from the drivers seat, as hereinafter set forth, and pointed out in the claims. v

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side view,-partially in section, of a hansom-cab embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a plan or top view of the same, a portion of the roof being broken away in order to show the window and door operating mechanism. Fig. 3 is a side view of the tubes or cylinders for carrying the brackets of the upper end of the window-sash. Fig. 4. is a plan or topview of same. Fig. 5 is an end view of one of the angle-pieces carrying" rollers for guiding the window-sash. Fig. 6 is a side view of same. 7 Fig. 7 is anend view of one of the curved arms secured to the window-sash. Fig. 8 is a side View of same. Fig. 9 is a plan or top view of the upperdoorhinge. Fig. 10 is a side viewof same, and Fig. 11 is a side view of the top leaf of the hinge detached. Fig. 12 is a side view of the spindle and sprocket-wheel for said hinge. Fig. 13 is a plan or top view of theicap or cover for the spindle and sprocket-wheel. Fig. 14 is a side view, and Fig. 15 is a longitudinal section, of same. Fig. 16 is a side view of a toothed wheel on the end of the rod for imparting motion to the doors. Fig. 17 is a plan or top view of the ring or sprocket-wheel having internalteeth. Fig. 18 is avertical section, through the same. I

A represents the body of the cab or carriage, carried by springs B, secured to the axle Ojin the. usual manner.

D represents the doors, and E the window. Now supposing the same to be in the closed position, as shown in Fig. 1, and it is desired together by a cross inear itscenter a rearward-projecting piece d to which the chain lows, (see Figs. 9, 10, and 11:)

Serial No. 696,661. (no mean) to raise the window and open the doors, the

driver first operates the lever F and then the lever G on the outside of the roof of the cal), said leversoperating mechanism as follows: On the shaft carrying the-handle F is secured a sprocket-wheel f, and to the frame above the window is secured another but smaller sprocket-wheel g, around which wheels passes a sprocket-chain H, and to the upper end of the window-sash E are secured bracket-s e, connectedby arms 6' totubes or cylinders 11, (see'Figs. 3 and 4,) free to slide upon rods I, that extend longitudinally from end to end of the cab a short distance from the center, said tubes or cylinders 01 being connected bar 01, having at or H is attached. This chain passes over the sprocket-wheel g, secured to the top of the window-frame,-and

over the sprocket-wheel f, secured on the short shaft, to which the operatin g-lever F is secured. Thus as soon as the, lever F is turned in the direction for raising the sash the tubes or cylinders cl are drawn backward, and with them the upper end of the sash, causing it to tilt, and as it is drawn farther back it is guided in the proper manner by means of angle-pieces J, secured to each side of the window-frame, (see Figs.5 and 6,) each an gle-piece having an inwardly-projecting arm j, upon which are mounted two rollers 1; i, and a curved arm K is secured on each side of the window-sash, (see Figs. 7 and 8,) so that when the sash is being raised the upper end a of said arms come into contact with the lower roller 1 of the arm j, and as the movement is continued to raise the said sash it is tilted until sufficiently drawn up, when said arms come into contact with the rollers Q and when drawn sufficiently far back the recesses in the arms K rest upon the upper rollers i, thereby supporting the front end of the window-sash, the rear end being held by the brackets e, as before described. Thus the window is held under the roof. When it is desired to lower the same, all that has to be done is to turn the handlever F in the opposite direction. The upper hinge L of each door is constructed as 01- The top leafl is formed with a down wardly-projccting stem Z, through which is formed a square tapering hole Z and the lower leaf Z is formed with a round hole to receive the stem Z. The upper leaf is thus supported by the lower one. Through the square tapering hole Z is passed a correspondingly-shaped spindle (see Fig. 12) having at its lower end a screw-thread to receive a nut m and having at its upper end a small sprocket vheeln. Over this hinge and sprocket-wheel is secured a cap or cover M of the form shown in Figs. 13, 14, and 15, so that rain or water cannot pass to the inside of the cab.

V N N are upright rods, one secured on each side of the cab. On the upper end of each of these rods is seen red a sprocket-wheel P, and its lower end is formed with a cog-gear N, having rounded teeth (see Fig. 16) that fit into a ring P, having correspondinglyformed internal teeth,'(see Figs. 17 and 18,) so that said ring P and the rod N are free to be placed at any desired angle in relation to each other, the ring P being also formed with a sprocket-wheel on its periphery and also with a short stem 19, by which it is supported in a bearing secured to the side of the cab. A sprocket-chain Q passes around the ring and the sprocket-wheel m of the hinge L. It is obvious that this construction might be reversed-that is to say, the ring might be on the end of the upright rod and the wheel having curved teeth working therein might be formed on a short shaft that also carries a sprocket-wheel to communicate motion to the hinge L.

'R is a double sprocketwheel secured on the lower end of a short shaft that carries the hand-lever G, and S S are sprocket-chains that pass around the wheel R and the wheels P on the upper ends of the rods N, one of which chains S has to be crossed in order that the doors may be thrown open.

It will be seen that by the above construction the window israised and lowered by simply turning the arm F, and the doors are opened and closed by the movement of the lever Gr.

WVhat we claim is 1. A cab, a window for the front thereof,

brackets secured to its upper edge, arms connecting said brackets to tubes or cylinders connected together by a cross-bar, rods on each side near the center of the roof for said tubes or cylinders to slide upon and means for imparting motion to the cross-bar to operate said tubes or cylinders as set forth.

2. A cab having near the central portion of its roof, two longitudinal rods, tubes or cylinders adapted to slide upon said rods and connected together by a cross-bar, a window, brackets connected to the upper edge of the window and to said tubes or cylinders, and means for operating the cross-bar to impart motion to said tubes or cylinders and the window-sash as set forth.

3. A cab, a window for the front thereof and curved arms secured to the sides of the windowsash, in combination with anglepieces secured to the sides of the windowframe each having two rollers'mounted thereon whereby when the window is being raised the curved arms will come into contact with the lower roller and the lower end of the sash will be thrown outward and when the sash is fully raised it will be supported by the curved arms resting upon the upper rollers on the angle-pieces as set forth.

4. A cab, folding doors for the same, a hinge consisting of two leaves the upper one having a'downwardly'projectin g stem and the lower leaf a hole to receive it, a square tapering spindle passing through a correspondinglyshaped hole in the stem and secured at its lower end bya nut, a sprocket-wheel upon the upper end of said spindle and means for operating said sprocketnvheel to operate the doors as set. forth.

5. A cab folding doors for the same, a hinge, a sprocket-wheel on its spindle, a ring supported by abracket and havinga sprocket wheel on its periphery and concave cog-teeth on its inner face a sprocket-chain for communicating motion from one sprocket-wheel to the other, an upright rod, a curved cogwheel on its lower end adapted to work in said ring, a sprocket-wheel on the upper end of said rod and means for operating same as set forth.

6. A cab, folding doors for same, a hinge having a square tapering spindle, a sprocketwhecl on its upper end,a ringhaving sprocketteeth on its periphery and cog-teeth on its inner face, said ring being situated inside the cab, a sprocket-chain for imparting motion from the ring to the sprocket-wheel on said spindle, an upright shaft, a curved cog-wheel secured to same and working in said ring whereby motion is transmitted from the upright rod to the hinge as set forth.

7. A cab folding doors for same, a hinge having a square tapering spindle, a sprocketwheel on same, means for operating said sprocket-wheel in combination with a cap or cover over said hinge and sprocket-wheel. as set forth. 1 r

8. A cab, a window for the front thereof, brackets secured to its upper edge, tubes or cylinders connected to said brackets, said tubes or cylinders being connected together by a crossbar, a sprocket-wheel secured to the window-frame, a short rod passing through the roof a lever on the upper end thereof, a sprocket-wheel on its lower end and an endless sprocket-chain passing over said sprocketwheels and attached to the cross-bar connecting the tubes or cylinders as set forth.

9. A cab folding doors for same, a hinge having a square tapering spindle, a sprocket- Wheel on said spindle, a ring, supported by a bracket and having a sprocket-wheel on its periphery and curved cog-teeth on its inner face, a sprocket-chain for communicating motion from the sprocket-wheel on the ring to the sprocket-wheel 0n the tapering spinon the upright shafts one of said chains be 10 die an upright rod on each side having ing crossed as set forth curved cog-teeth on its lower end adapted i In testimony whereof we have affixed our to work in said ring and a sprocket-Wheel at signatures in presence of two witnesses. 5 its upper end, a short shaft passing through LUBIN PARADIS.

the roof, a lever on its upper end and a dout NARGISSE DESROSIERS. ble sprocket-wheel on its lower end, sproeket- I Vifinesses: chains for communicating motion from said CALEB H. SWAN, double sprocket-wheel to the sprocket-wheels I EDWIN- PLANTA. 

